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Home > News > Headlines More headlines... Print Subscribe Local Links: Charles Trimble: Sovereignty for rent with payday loan In The Hoop | Indian Gaming | business The Federal Register MONDAY, MARCH 14, 2011 Casino Stalker | Federal Filed Under: Opinion Recognition Database Job Links: I don’t recall what tribe it was in the early 1970s that had submitted a proposal to the BIA for financial assistance to buy a bordello. NIGC Summer Intern The prospective business was a place akin to the infamous Chicken Winnebago Tribe Chief Financial that inspired creation of the book and hit production “Best Little Officer Whorehouse in Texas.” NACF Development Director With the possible exception of some of the “civilized” tribes in the Bible Contact Blue Earth Marketing, belt, Indian Country was not scandalized about the prospect. At any rate, [email protected], the blue-nosed bureaucrats at BIA declined the proposal. to place your ad here! Latest News: The tribal business would not have caused too great a stir Charles Trimble: Sovereignty for because it would have been legal in Nevada; and, paraphrasing the ad, rent with payday loan business “what happens in Nevada stays in Nevada.” (3/14) But a new questionable prospect that concerns me these days involves David Gipp: United Tribes some tribes that are engaged with loan sharks in check cashing and Technical College earns federal usurious lending businesses, allowing those non Native sleaze bags to money (3/14) circumvent state laws. Mark Trahant: Tragedy in Japan puts Yucca Mountain in scrutiny According to a NPR report, the states of California, New Mexico, West (3/14) Virginia and Colorado, are in legal fights with Internet-based payday lenders who argue that they are immune from regulation because they are Vi Waln: Tribes should trade tribal enterprises. They flaunt sovereign immunity, although there are daylight saving time for Indian questions as to whether they are really in the ownership and control of Time (3/14) their host tribes. Wambli Sina Win: Lakota outraged by theft of sacred The question is are they merely renting immunity from the sovereign tribes ceremonies (3/14) that claim them as tribal businesses? If so, it is rotten to the core and taints and weakens the sovereignty of all tribes. Even if the tribes really do Witness list for Senate Indian own the businesses, it still stinks. It’s like having a pimp in the family; he Affairs Committee budget shames everyone, but you can’t disown him because he is family. hearing (3/14) Yurok man dies after being I’m not a blue-nosed bureaucrat, and I do understand sovereignty and the swept away by tsunami in right of tribes to exercise it. And I do understand the poverty and California (3/14) powerlessness that tribes have endured over the past centuries. And I Cherokee Nation estimates understand that now they are empowered – by their own confidence, 1700 might benefit from Cobell mainly – to use their powers and immunities, they try by any means deal (3/14) possible to make up for much time lost in poverty and powerlessness. And if they want to use their powers and immunities in reckless pursuit of Salazar and Gillette to visit money, it is the tribes’ business and no outside interest can tell them what Riverside Indian School in not to do. I respect that. Oklahoma (3/14) Column: Paatuwasqatsi means Nevertheless, this type of business is fodder for those forces that still running for water, running for argue that tribes are not up to the standards of discipline and law for life (3/14) sovereignty and self-governance. Instead they are seen by many as havens of corruption and lawlessness, and fronts for sleazy businesses. These are Column: Redding Rancheria the things that could feed a backlash; and as I have written before, even if putting own stamp on new golf our sovereignty is secure, those forces could make it most difficult to resort (3/14) exercise it for the good of our people. Review: Jim Northrup regales readers with 'A View From The For example, anti-tribal forces could push Congress to just extend the Rez' (3/14) Indian Gaming Regulatory Act’s requirement for state-tribal compacts for Review: Our shameful history in other non-gaming businesses. Or ultra-conservative budget cutters could 'Bitter Waters of Medicine use the excuse of not wanting to promote state law circumvention by Creek' (3/14) subsidizing the payday lenders through the tribes. Letter: Another broken promise In my keynote address to the National Congress of American Indians with effort to save Fighting annual convention three years ago, I noted that NCAI should serve as “a Sioux (3/14) family of nations” in which the tribes can talk candidly about sovereignty, Ray Cook: Plenty of room for St. for example: What it is and what it can be. And I noted “There is great Regis Mohawk gaming

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dignity in sovereignty, and great discipline is needed for its preservation. expansion (3/14) The powers of sovereignty could bring arrogance and overconfidence on J.D. Colbert: Cobell attorney fee the part of our leaders, especially when they are promised great wealth by request a sign of greed, outside lawyers who want to use them. And sometimes, pursuant to greed, betrayal (3/11) the envelope of sovereignty can be pushed to the limits of its destruction. These are things that can be broached, discussed, and perhaps even Mario Gonzales: Oppose effort controlled in a family setting.” to distribute Black Hills settlement (3/11) The dignity and decorum of tribal sovereignty should be carefully nurtured Washington tribes evacuate in the public eye. coast in response to tsunami threats (3/11) There can be another anti-tribal backlash, and although our sovereignty will likely prevail ultimately, the fight can be very costly, in terms of policy, Kevin Abourezk: Nebraska economies and rights of the tribes. seizes tobacco from Ponca Tribe's land (3/11) Charles "Chuck" Trimble, was born and raised on the Pine Ridge Indian Yakama Nation sues federal Reservation, and is a member of the Oglala Lakota Nation. He was principal government for raid of tobacco founder of the American Indian Press Association in 1970, and served as firm (3/11) Executive Director of the National Congress of American Indians from 1972-1978. He is retired and lives in Omaha, NE. He can be contacted at Seminole Tribe puts name on [email protected] and his website is www.iktomisweb.com. tobacco brand produced in Virginia (3/11) Related Stories: Rep. Gosar signs onto bill to Charles Trimble: Taking a lesson from reader Rodney Little Bird (2/28) restrict Cobell attorney fees to Charles Trimble: Wounded Knee occupation had positive effects (2/21) $50M (3/11) Charles Trimble: Tribal advocacy in the history of the United States (2/7) Sen. McCaskill used taxpayer Charles Trimble: Technology can play a role in preserving culture (1/31) funds to cover private plane Charles Trimble: What Native journalism means in Indian Country (1/24) flights (3/11) Charles Trimble: What does the new year hold for Indian Country? (1/12) Charles Trimble: Assassination attempt highlights gun mentality (1/10) more headlines... Charles Trimble: Urban Indians put on Christmas pageant in Denver (1/3) Charles Trimble: Youth will build a new world for Indian Country (12/16)

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